Cruise on the Bosphorus with intimate views of Istanbul
In Istanbul: visit the Blue Mosque and St Sophia, Topkapi Palace and the Grand Bazaar
Walk around Anzac Cove and Chunuk Bair at Gallipoli
Sail on the Dardanelles
Tour the ruins of Homer’s Troy
Walk through the ancient city of Ephesus, one of the world’s finest archaeological sites
Visit the “Virgin Mary’s House” near Ephesus
Walk among the beautiful marble remains of the little city of Aphrodisias
See and walk on Pamukkale’s spectacular white terraces
Visit the “Turkish Riviera” and sail on the Mediterranean
At Aspendos stand in the world’s best-preserved theatre from Roman times
Meet Whirling Dervishes and be a privileged witness of their rite
Be awed by the lunar landscape of Cappadocia
Walk through dwellings carved out of the rock
Enter the underground city of Kaymakli
Enjoy a colourful folklore show in an underground cave
Stroll among giant stone heads on the mountain top of Nemrut Daği
Explore bustling markets in Şanliurfa
Walk on Diyarbakir’s city walls
Cross both the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
Cruise on one of the world’s highest navigable lakes
On Akdamar Island admire the delightful animal carvings on the 10th century Armenian church
Take in the grandeur of Mt Ararat soaring above the horizon
Walk through Ani, once a city of 100,000 inhabitants and now a melancholy but haunting scene
Climb to the Monastery of the Black Virgin at Sumela, perched dramatically on a high ledge “halfway between earth and sky”
Stand on the shore of the Black Sea where Jason and the Argonauts once sailed
Visit the tomb of King Midas
Meet ordinary Turkish people and enjoy an overnight homestay with them
Travel by land round Turkey! From Istanbul in the west, touch the southern, eastern and northern borders; stand in the Aegean, Mediterranean and Black Seas; and cross the hinterland.
